are there any teachers you can ring? or any friends? I'd start there.
It has a lot to do with where your birthday falls. I was 13 and a freshman.. My daughter would have been 14 and a freshman if we didn't hold her back... My husband was also 13 and a freshman... We both graduated when we were 17.
Quoting Barabell:If she suffers from anxiety, I would hope that she has a counselor that she is seeing regularly. I would think the counselor would have some advice for you specific to your daughter's needs.
I'm surprised that she is in high school already. My 13 year old is in 7th grade.
Get her some one to talk to,get her a journal she may feel better getting things out that way.Maybe start working out with her that can help with anxiety.Take a long walk and start with small talk until she feels comfortable talking more.Some times if i kind of know whats wrong with my daughter i will start talking about some thing of the same that happened to me when i was younger.I bring it up as a friend at work kid is having problems and i remember what it was like and i pull her into the conversation about what she thinks my friends kid should do.
Quoting MJP76:
It has a lot to do with where your birthday falls. I was 13 and a freshman.. My daughter would have been 14 and a freshman if we didn't hold her back... My husband was also 13 and a freshman... We both graduated when we were 17.
Quoting Barabell:If she suffers from anxiety, I would hope that she has a counselor that she is seeing regularly. I would think the counselor would have some advice for you specific to your daughter's needs.
I'm surprised that she is in high school already. My 13 year old is in 7th grade.
I got that alot from my daughter when she started high school.Old friends move on and forget you,that natural for this age group,still hurts though.I got my daughter involved with a teen church group,she could have a friend group outside of school and have some one to do some thing with on Sundays and pushed her to make new friends.When she made a new friend i would get my daughter to invite the friend over and take them out to do stuff,movies,nails shopping.I also got her to join clubs at school for a more diverse group of friends.Worked out great now my kid has friends at church and in 2 different schools and a lot of them live in our area.
Quoting Disimo:
Ok thanks guys- she hasfinally opened up and her friends left her one day- this was the start! Its also to do with the new workload of high school but mostly the friend issue. Does everyone get these issues? But mostly how do u not let it upset yourself so that you can still be there for them?
Do you expect academic excellence from your kids?
- Disimo
on Feb. 8, 2013 at 1:08 AM